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economizer

[ ih-kon-uh-mahy-zer ]

noun

  1. a person who economizes.
  2. (in a boiler) a device for warming feed water with gases entering the chimney or stack.


economizer

/ ɪˈkɒnəˌmaɪzə /

noun

  1. a device that uses the waste heat from a boiler flue to preheat the feed water
  2. a person or thing that economizes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of economizer1

First recorded in 1830–40; economize + -er 1
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Example Sentences

Jones says he uses the supernatural as “an economizer, a fast-forward button,” an efficient, compelling narrative device.

At the back of the boilers was a Green's economizer, consisting of ninety-six tubes.

Notes on: Brick work; explosions; pumps; pump valves; heaters, economizers; safety valves; lap, lead, and clearance.

Habit: The buffer of our feelings; the armor that protects our nerve-force; the great economizer of energy.

It is composed of two parts, the boiler proper and the “economizer.”

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